Bath Salts

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Hi Candy!

I don't know whether this is the info you're looking for But I know that people

with High blood pressure, Arteriosclerosis, Heart desease and Diabetes should,

under NO circumstances, use bath and skin care products containing salt.

Hope it helps!

Ira

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Hi, Laurie!

I just passed along the information I got from my mother's doctors at the Mt.

Sinai Hospital, in Toronto. She suffers from Diabetes and High Blood Pressure

and they forbade her to use Foot Soaks and Bath Salts, saying that sodium

chloride is absorbed by the skin and goes straight into the bloodstream what,

for me, makes a lot of sense! As a matter of fact my mother is the one who makes

toiletries. I'm a Psychologist by profession, and just get the List information

for her because she doesn't get along very well with computers. I only felt the

responsibility to pass along the information to somebody who was requesting it.

If it's proven fact or just a theory, I won't allow my mother to be the one to

put it to the test!!!!

Sorry I couldn't help you there!

Sincere regards,

Iracema Reis

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Ralondia,

If your sister has sensitive skin you could try the

milk bath or how about a oatmeal bath. My customers

love them. Also you may be able to find a bar of

oatmeal soap locally. Let us know how it goes.

Candy

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I know that i'm a long time in responding to your email but I do have a recipe

without epsom salt. Email me privately and I promise not to take so long in

responding.

From: Ralondia Plair

Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 12:18 PM

Subject: Bath Salts

My sister is sensitive to epsom salt is there a bath salt recipe out there that

doesn't use it? Or should I just put milk bath in her gift basket?

Ralondia R. Plair

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Does anyone know what is in the Bath and Body Works Stress relief Bath

salts? A customer loves them and would like me to make some for her but I

haven't a clue what is in it, LOL I don't live near a BBW either.

Thanks

Starr

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Re: Bath Salts

Ralondia,

If your sister has sensitive skin you could try the

milk bath or how about a oatmeal bath. My customers

love them. Also you may be able to find a bar of

oatmeal soap locally. Let us know how it goes.

Candy

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I use dead sea salts, epsom salts and sea salt with color and fragrance. Also

a little glycercin,but with or without the glycercin it is still moist. Just

wondered if that is how it should be. I looked in the stores and they all

look like little stones, all dry. Esther

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Esther,

I use

6 pounds salt

8 oz olive oil

8 oz liquid soap

2 to 3 oz fo for scent...

It looks like snow ice cream with I get it all mixed up...

Not really what I would call dry, but works great...Just

love the way that my skin feels...

I have made some with the " little rocks " salt and do not

like it as well...Alot of that ends up on the floor of the

shower and not on the skin...

frances

Re: bath salts

> I use dead sea salts, epsom salts and sea salt with color and fragrance.

Also

> a little glycercin,but with or without the glycercin it is still moist.

Just

> wondered if that is how it should be. I looked in the stores and they all

> look like little stones, all dry. Esther

>

>

>

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The recipe I have been using is :

Kosher salt

Epsom salt

baking soda

cornstarch

olive oil

glycerin

almond oil

eo or fo

coloring or not

Now I have used this many times. I love the way it feels and breaks up in

the tub. (it does take a few mins for the rock salt to break down) I would

like to give some away for valentines day gifts...I have made some with a

light pink coloring and rasberry fo...looks and smells great. I have some

Vday cello bags and a huge batch ready to go. Yet I have to wonder if I

need a preservative in this. I have left it sit out to air dry as much as

possible...and I mix it periodically...

trying to get it as dry as possible before bagging it.

Any suggestions?!

TIA

~kristi

>From: " Frances " <frances@...>

>Reply-

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>Subject: Re: bath salts

>Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 20:12:48 -0600

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>Kristi...

>What is the receipe that you are using???

>If you are using just oil and scent, why do they have to dry out???

>frances

> Re: bath salts

> > >Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 17:45:45 EST

> > >

> > >Can someone tell me how to get the bath salts so they don't stay so

>moist.

> > >please help so I can package them. I have put them on a cookie sheet.

> > >Thanks

> > >Esther

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[Guest guest]

Francis, Thanks so much, mine looks like snow icecream also, I will try

your, sounds good. Esther

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In a message dated 1/27/02 7:20:06 PM Pacific Standard Time,

frances@... writes:

> <<(some made with olive oil)>>

>

>

Am wondering why the addition of olive oil to your bath salts?

As for drying them out, lay them out in a thin spread atop a cookie sheet and

let air dry for 24 - 48 hours.

Sometimes, when it is humid it can take the salts awhile to dry out after

adding the coloring (which I am assuming is not a mica but a water or oil

based coloring such as food coloring or one of your soap colors.

If humidity is a problem in your area, you can color your bath salts with

micas (available from a number of vendors in a variety of colors).

They look cool, too.

Hope this helps!

lynn in valencia

lavender bluffs bath and body

" A little touch of heaven in your bath "

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Cate, boy this caught my eye. I also have very dry skin, especially in

winter time so I want to try this with my bath salts. How much do you use

and what types have you found best. Do you mix it up when you add the fo's

etc.

Swinney Switch

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Hi , I also use oils in with my bath salts. I use jojoba oil. I also

have dry skin and live in a very dry climate. I use about 2 tsp. to a 3 cup

batch of bath salts. It also keeps my salts from clumping up. I tried the

glycerine, but didn't like it as much. I love using citrus e.o.s and my skin

is sensitive, so I have to have the additional oils. It doesn't slime up the

bathtub either. It's just enough to make my skin feel soft. Hope that helps.

Leanna in Alberta.

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I generally add sweet almond oil or grapeseed oil or jojoba is nicest for dry

skin. It mixes up fine with any essential oils I have used or even should I

use a FO. But I mix and mix really well so all is blended. But it does not

leave my tub messy and I don't really like a slimy feeling of heavy oil on my

skin. But honestly I live in a very dry climate and not only do the mixture

of salts do their things to soothe my sore muscles. But the oils add to

bathing benefits, I feel immensely! I really don't even need to lotion up

afterwards.

[Guest guest]

Hi Leanna:

How much would I add to my bath salts without adding too much say, for 1 lb

?

Jen

Re: bath salts

> Hi , I also use oils in with my bath salts. I use jojoba oil.

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[Guest guest]

How much would you add say, to about 1 lb of the bath salts.

Tia,

Jen

Re: bath salts

> I generally add sweet almond oil or grapeseed oil or jojoba is nicest for

dry

> skin

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Hi Jen, had to get my trusty calculator out! The nearest I can come up with

would be 11/3 - 11/2 tsp. per pound of bath salts. I have never weighed my

salts, allways measured them, so I know cups...! My last batch weighs approx

23 ounces and I used 2 tsp. of jojoba oil in it. I have seen some recipes

that call for 2 tbsp. for the amount that I typically make, which I find too

much. Hope this helps.

Leanna.

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Yes, it did help- a lot, Leanna.

Thank you,

Jen

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Jan,

I am terrible for measuring! I generally add to the " feel " of what I want.

Probably a couple of teaspoons I would say for about a pound of salt. Enough

to mildly " wet " the salts but not leave them goopy or see any oily residue in

the container. I also mix really well with a fork type of object to break

and " wet " as much of the salt as I can!

Cate

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In a message dated 5/4/2005 9:06:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,

sewjewel@... writes:

I noticed many recipes include baking

soda and/or glycerine - how do these ingredients

affect the bath salts?

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I have heard, but can't confirm, that baking soda promotes clumping. I'm

not sure bec. I use dendritic salt and glycerine in mine, which are said to

prevent clumping. Mine don't clump, so I guess it works!

On a related note, is kosher salt the same thing as dendritic salt?

Thanks,

Beth

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> I noticed many recipes include baking

> soda and/or glycerine - how do these ingredients

> affect the bath salts?

Clumping is due to moisture. When water or water particles in the

air, react with the salt, they bind to it and cause it to clump.

Store all finished bath salts in an airtight container away from

direct sunlight.

> is kosher salt the same thing as dendritic salt?

Nope, they're two different types of salt.

Chris

Solas Candle Co.

http://www.SolasCandle.com

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[Guest guest]

I add baking soda to my bath salts, Baking soda, epsom, sea, and

cocoa butter.

Each ingredient has its purposes of course. I don't think I ever

heard of baking soda keepig anything from clumping kind of silly if

it did as it clumps up itself. I add it for a few reasons. one being

that it helps by keeping the salts fragrant. At least it seems to.

I also use baking soda because it is suppose to be soothing to the

skin as well as soften it. I like to make products that serve as

more then one function ya know??

As for keeping bath salts from clumping. mine kin of are clumpy but

more in a small salt pebble sort of way. Adding the cocoa butter

makes the salts and baking soda clump together into little cute

pebbles which i like.

If you want yours to NOT clump, maybe try to add one of them silica

packets to the inside of your container. or my great aunt always used

to put a few grains of rice in with her salt jars to keep the salt

from getting clumpy. Seemed to work. If ya don't want the rice just

floating around try sticking some in a sealable tea bag or fusable

interfacing or something. Kaolin clay also keeps things from

clumping as well.

good luck.

[Guest guest]

Dendritic Salt also helps retain the scent a long time. Baking Soda

makes the water soft. And yes, it's very important to keep in airtight

containers. I've had some in containers for over a year with no problem.

Re: Bath Salts

In a message dated 5/4/2005 9:06:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,

sewjewel@... writes:

I noticed many recipes include baking

soda and/or glycerine - how do these ingredients

affect the bath salts?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I have heard, but can't confirm, that baking soda promotes clumping.

I'm

not sure bec. I use dendritic salt and glycerine in mine, which are said

to

prevent clumping. Mine don't clump, so I guess it works!

On a related note, is kosher salt the same thing as dendritic salt?

Thanks,

Beth

[Guest guest]

Where do you guys order dendritic salt? I need some more but have no idea

where to buy some.

~nne in Columbia County

My blog: http://bathtubjunkie.net/

[Guest guest]

Hi nne

I got mine from From Nature With Love website. Just type in Dendritic

in the " search " field and it will come up.

RE: Bath Salts

Where do you guys order dendritic salt? I need some more but have no

idea

where to buy some.

~nne in Columbia County

My blog: http://bathtubjunkie.net/